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Ray Lewis said Wednesday he was “agitated” about being asked about the report alleging he used deer-antler velvet spray to help recover from a torn triceps injury.

He called Sports With Alternative to Steroids co-owner Mitch Ross a publicity-hungry “coward” for saying that Lewis used the performance-enhancing drug.

Talking about the Sports Illustarted report is “probably one of the most embarrassing things that we can do on this type of stage,” Lewis said. “I never, ever, took what he says I – whatever I was supposed to do. It’s just sad, once again, that someone can have this much attention on a stage this big where the dreams are really real.

“It’s very foolish, and the guy has no credibility. He’s been sued four or five times over the same B.S. I just truly believe he doesn’t have the privilege for me to speak about it ever again.”

Lewis was asked if he was angry.

“Me? Never angry,” Lewis said. “I’m too blessed to be stressed. … Anything from the outside can never affect me to be angry.”

Lewis said the issue won’t be a distraction because he already tells his teammates all the time to ignore what people on the outside think and say.

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Vic Tafur started covering the Raiders in 2010. He has written a fantasy football, college football and college basketball column for the Chronicle, and covered the San Francisco 49ers and Golden State Warriors earlier in his career. Follow him on Twitter.